TY - JOUR
KW - Chiang Mai
KW - Digital technologies
KW - gender
KW - Handicrafts
KW - heritage
AU - Alexandra Denes
AU - Woralun Boonyasurat
AB - Since becoming a member of the Creative Cities Network (UCCN) in 2017, Chiang Mai has implemented a range of projects aimed at protecting and promoting the city s craft heritage. This article focuses on one project - the Women E-nspire Culture project which was a pilot initiative launched by UNESCO Bangkok, with the support of Samsung Electronics, aimed at safeguarding traditional crafts by providing digital entrepreneurial skills for ethnic craftswomen, including Hmong, Akha and Karen ethnic groups. The Social Research Institute (SRI) at Chiang Mai University became a partner in the second phase of this project in July 2020, when a community-based workshop was organised in collaboration with UNESCO Bangkok to further develop and strengthen the digital skills of Hmong craftswomen and youth in Doi Pui village. This article discusses the sociocultural background leading to the project as well as key lessons learned and the challenges of using digital technologies to support craftswomen in Chiang Mai s ethnic communities.
N1 - Num Pages: 9 Place: Jongno-Gu Publisher: Natl Folk Museum Korea-Nfmk Web of Science ID: WOS:001005932800010
N2 - Since becoming a member of the Creative Cities Network (UCCN) in 2017, Chiang Mai has implemented a range of projects aimed at protecting and promoting the city s craft heritage. This article focuses on one project - the Women E-nspire Culture project which was a pilot initiative launched by UNESCO Bangkok, with the support of Samsung Electronics, aimed at safeguarding traditional crafts by providing digital entrepreneurial skills for ethnic craftswomen, including Hmong, Akha and Karen ethnic groups. The Social Research Institute (SRI) at Chiang Mai University became a partner in the second phase of this project in July 2020, when a community-based workshop was organised in collaboration with UNESCO Bangkok to further develop and strengthen the digital skills of Hmong craftswomen and youth in Doi Pui village. This article discusses the sociocultural background leading to the project as well as key lessons learned and the challenges of using digital technologies to support craftswomen in Chiang Mai s ethnic communities.
SP - 117
EP - 125
TI - Supporting ethnic craftswomen in Chiang Mai through digital media: acknowledging the possibilities and challenges
UR - https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:001005932800010
VL - 18
SN - 1975-3586, 1975-4019
ER -